All Legislation articles – Page 32
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Analysis & Insight
TPA calls for sugar tax to be abandoned
The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has renewed its calls for the Government to abandon the proposed sugar tax
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News
Guidance to councils calls for partnership with licensed sector
Guidance has been published to help local councils build ‘vibrant night time economies’.
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News
Associations welcome business rates proposals
The British Beer & Pub Association and the ALMR have both welcomed Government’s proposals to bring forward more frequent three-yearly evaluations of business rates
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News
Business minister Soubry rules out retrospective pubs code
Small business minister Anna Soubry has ruled out making the new pubs code retrospective in a decision likely to infuriate tenant campaigners
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Analysis & Insight
Brexit will provide winners & loser in UK beverages sector
British craft brewers could see domestic competition ease as foreign competitors struggle with the weakness in the pound and the long term threat of trade barriers following Brexit
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News
FSA seeks operator views on rare burgers
Operators are being urged to submit their views on a consultation that seeks to introduce specific approval for the production and preparation of minced and rare meat
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Hospitality employers could face ‘staggering’ costs to recruit non-UK staff
Hospitality employers could be faced with ‘staggering’ costs to recruit and retain staff from outside the UK once it leaves the EU
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Brexit could lead to tourism VAT cut
The Brexit referendum vote could lead to a cut in the rate of VAT levied on tourism, a senior cabinet minister has said
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News
Investigation into impact of Licensing Act 2003 launched
A House of Lords Committee is to investigate the Licensing Act 2003, which granted the hospitality and leisure industry the freedom to serve alcohol for 24 hours day
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Analysis & Insight
Brexit: Implications for franchisors
Following the result of last week’s EU Referendum, Chris Wormald, partner at Fieldfisher, gives an update on the implications of Brexit on franchise agreements which are governed by English law.
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News
'Legal precedent' for pubs code to be retrospective
MP and pubco reform campaigner Greg Mulholland has insisted there is a legal precedent for the pubs code to be implemented retrospectively – “the Burmah Oil principle”.
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News
Brexit: Industry commentators’ reaction
Industry commentators have had their say on how the vote is likely to impact on the sector
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News
Brexit: Operators’ reaction
Operators have reacted to the vote to leave the EU by insisting that the focus must remain on current trading amid market turmoil
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Analysis & Insight
One in four children ‘has ordered takeaway to school’
The Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) has called for a ban on takeaway deliveries to schools, after is research found one in four children had taken advantage of the service.
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News
Hospitality industry ignored and ‘undermined’ by Government
The leaders of some of the UK’s largest hospitality firms have criticised the Government for continually ‘undermining’ and undervaluing the industry
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality leaders back Remain vote
Almost three quarters of industry chief executives surveyed for the BHA’s Leaders’ Report said that they would be voting to stay in the EU
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NewsGovernment scraps transition window for pubs code
Pubcos have been warned that there will be no implementation window for the pubs code, which will come into force the day after the legislation is approved.
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First prosecution for below cost selling
A Gateshead shopkeeper has become the first person prosecuted for below cost selling.
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News
BIS urged to make urgent statement on pubs code
Pubco reform campaigners have demanded the Government issues an urgent statement on when the pubs code will be implemented.
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News
Campaigners ask restaurants to turn down the music
Campaigners are calling on restaurants, cafes and pubs to turn down loud music to make eating out a more ‘pleasant’ experience for hard of hearing diners